off. and on to win. to find a way to stop and a squeeze play. the process. i know he was happy with us on this edition of the news line and to friday march fourteen and casting call and she in tokyo residents of western japan were shaken from their sleep early friday. a magnitude six point two earthquake struck in this the southwest of hiroshima. seventeen people were injured. the quake hit shortly after two am local time. officials with the japan me theologically agencies say the epicenter was in the western part of

this until humans seek the death of seventy eight sq km. the quake did not trigger a tsunami of people across much of the area found a job many of those who would hurt its allies they would try to get out of their homes police have received the boys at malls in some houses have been damaged and water is leaking out of the thai authorities are warning residents to be prepared for aftershocks. us officials from japan ended north korea i sat for a new round of talks scheduled for next wednesday and thursday at the top of the agenda will be the issue of repeat reading remains of japanese people who died during world war two. government officials from both countries are also likely to meet our unofficial consultations during the same period a group of japanese families visited north korea last october. they all have relatives who died around the end of world war two when what is now north korea the visit was followed by tons between red cross officials from those countries earlier this month

in the chinese city of shenyang. the japanese side continues to push for the repatriation of the remains foreign ministry officials from the two countries held an informal meeting at the same time to discuss the possibility of restarting official talks which have been suspended since two thousand and twelve japan are similar to work toward an early resolution to the abduction of japanese nationals by north korea knows korea said the matter is already settled that will bring it back home for further consideration. as the sandpit to kill police department tells nhk that they are seeking to file additional charges against the suspect fled vandalizing books about anne frank and the holocaust. staff at libraries and bookshops across eight municipalities in to get disgusted pages torn and cut out of more than three hundred books many of them are anne frank's diary and biographies of the jewish teenager. police arrested a male suspect in his thirties

last friday. i'm awfully entry into a bookstore. he eventually admitting it to ripping pages from the books he told police he threw some of the pages into a river and dumpy art. police searched and found torn pages that appear to be from the bad guys books the us to see that matter resembles a suspect caught on surveillance cameras. police investigating whether the arrested man is mentally fit to be charged with the crimes. one of japan's top of professional soccer club has got a penalty for unsportsmanlike behavior the womens must now pay and that she in an empty stadium because some fans showed prejudice against foreigners a banner reading japanese only. what's displayed last saturday at the site amnesty in near tokyo. the reds were playing a match against the gun doesn't need that isn't reprimanded the cob and ordered to march twenty third home game against sunnis as

piles to be played without any fans in the stands. so do not do. michael was in awe fuller and seeing that link which would of taken it as discrimination. i think it was discrimination to let you know you're stupid he says they allow facials failed to remit the batter until the end of saturday's game the club had been informed of it about an hour earlier i would do without. the club's president to apologize he said the punishment is appropriate considering the problems the incident caused who comes to raising we had not paid enough attention to the problem of discrimination we thought we were ready to deal with it we were not sweet the club

officials gave in and definite and two three supporters could put up the sign. anyone know any fence to bring flags and banners two matches the world soccer governing body things i adopted a resolution in mailed last year calling for stronger actions against racism and discrimination. i eye. what countries haven't joined the international effort to find a malaysia airlines passenger jet that disappeared on saturday china has called for better coronation of the search to find the plane. teams from japan and india enjoying this is for an age three seventy on thursday alongside ten other countries including us down nations china and the united states and at hp crew that flew on the malaysian military transport planes searching the northern my lap as traits the plane flew low at around six hundred meters above

the senate this fall personnel use binoculars to look for any trace of the missing aircraft. i see one thirty transport plane from the japanese self defense force was dispatched over the south china sea. one hundred and fifty four of the two hundred and thirty nine people onboard the malaysia airlines jet for chinese nationalist be near lincoln county is a news conference at the end of the national people's congress in beijing to speak about the frustration many chinese people are feeling foreigners the village. we have requested that the relevant parties improve their coordination. to find out the cause of the disappearance of me. and to locate the missing plane to shanghai cheerful cancun she shows it to will call for you always seem to set the youth of today of the season when school

china's space development organization says as satellite captured images and three floating objects in the south china sea. the day after the plane went missing malaysia said that the chinese report was inaccurate and no objects were found in that area. we opened the japanese embassy who knows if this afternoon the images were released wednesday. just honest assimilation would cooperate with other countries to analyze data that might help locate the missing aircraft delegates from across china had aroused of an annual political gathering. they finished this session of the national people's congress politicians have address complaints about corruption pollution and the gap between rich and poor the target set for nine days in beijing and the land for the year ahead. pietersen said an economic growth. i get twenty thousand fourteen of around seven point five percent think that tied it in their budget and also

increase spending on defense but more than twelve percent to about one hundred and thirty billion dollars. she has some dahlias didn't agree with the approach to tackling corruption. prosecutors submitted a proposed un bureaucrats to abuse that power. about seventeen percent in delhi get to cast ballots either voted against or abstain from approving the reports oysters. it was china is a country ruled by law. regardless of his or her rank. everyone is equal under the law. anyone who violates the communist party's discipline for the loan will be strictly investigated and punished. we also touched on air pollution clouds and airborne pollutants have cast a haze over beijing and other cities the tour when we say we declare war to whoosh and cooper does not mean that we declare war against mother

nature knows no season not to vote means we have to change our careless ways of living since producing goods. police said authorities will intensify than face to combat pollution he said the government will punish those who violate emission lines and harm the environment. western leaders and piling the pressure on their counterparts in no rush at the morning present law to me or pretend to respect ukraine sovereignty and make it known loose an ac economist republic of crimea. us president barack obama and others say they're prepared to punish him with additional sanctions. more from nhk world spring camp. president barack obama is leading the diplomatic push to keep a russian leaders that they can keep their hands of crimea not only us for the international community i know this love will be forced to apply the cost to

rush this violations of international law. obama threatened additional sanctions against russia after meeting with ukraine's interim prime minister who went to washington seeking support. oh well. this is a little freedom. we fight for our freedom to fight for our independence. the fight for oh so sleepy and we will never surrender be still the russian military and pro russian forces control most of crimea. leaders in moscow say they want to protect the russian speaking majority from the political unrest in ukraine the new the economist republicans become the setting for total war between bill was in ukraine who favor closer ties with europe and those who want stronger links with russia. crimean citizens will we in on sunday when they unfold in a referendum. they must decide whether to join

the russian federation or whether to essentially declare independence from ukraine. both options could lead to the same ilk the crossovers. i think the majority of people are for russia. that's why there are no pro at the ukrainian coasters the law. some in crimea planned to boycott the referendum. readers with a group of seven industrialized nations say the result will have no legal effect. german chancellor uncle a merkel says the eu will impose sanctions if russian officials don't hold direct talks with their counterparts in ukraine she's been reluctant to penalize them because of her country's economic ties with russia. japanese leaders are also pushing for dialogue prime minister shinzo abe's sent a top bureaucrat to moscow to sit down with foreign minister sergei lavrov. the promo me on friday in london with us

secretary of state joined kerry who is expected to lay out a proposal for ending the standoff. but hanging over the diplomatic discussions the message for russian leaders is clear pull back or pay the price. a gale nhk world. the zen japanese him committed suicide last year decrease from the previous year the total remain below thirty thousand for the second consecutive year the number of suicides are presumed to be related to the march two thousand and eleven disasters increased the national police agencies as twenty seven thousand two hundred and eighty three people nationwide to their homies in two thousand thirteen beds down by a five hundred and seventy five or two percent from the previous year. achilles categorize

the motivation to commit suicide by looking at whales and other details left behind by the deceased. less commonly cited reason was health problems economic problems for seconds and family life the issues there the total number of cases declined for the fourth consecutive year the japanese cabinet of this as the decrease can be attributed to the recent economic upswing. however authorities believe thirty eight people committed suicide for reasons linked to the march two thousand eleven earthquake and tsunami that's an increase of fourteen from two thousand and twelve. the presenters on twenty three such cases top ten from two thousand and twelve. in addition one person committed suicide in kyoto prefecture after moving from the she met me and he presents his art and such cases and iraqi presenter recorded for the cabinet office as the government will continue efforts to prevent disaster survivors from being isolated and offer counseling services to the evacuees

many survivors are working hard to rebuild their lives one of the world cup by linus is using her music to lift their spirits. he coos to win. when the international tchaikovsky the gt. she was the youngest musician ever to win the prestigious it. since then soon i has performed with well known conductors and orchestras of rome. she's lived outside japan for more than twenty years. but sue and i has long dreamed of starting a music festival in her native country. her idea took shape after the earthquake and tsunami three years ago. so when i launched the international music festival meatball. an important part of its work is raising money for children orphaned by the disaster tonight is the artistic

director's assistant. she takes care of everything from choosing the music to managing the earth. small all i was only raised his hand. and that's where i had a divine hand. the french are to be raised and i wouldn't have the chance to feel like maria. that's why i want to do what is right and how to write from this time. so when it performs with the same guy philharmonic orchestra the charity concert in the northeastern city of sin it's the first time she's pleased with him since the disaster. descend on philharmonic was rehearsing in this hole. when the earthquake struck the homes of some orchestra members were damaged or destroyed. but this indie philharmonic steel plated schools and evacuation centers in the devastated region soon after

the disaster. how the teams are people we have a close relationship with us. i had to do something. we only wanted to share music with sam and hopefully give them strength. with that. a day colts. nice to not to put on police wanted to express my gratitude to hand. and when i think about it since music is powerful stuff i was in the finn music itself will to give her the message. and steve people karina so. can it be. music lovers feel the concert hall on the day of the benefit concert to hear sue and i performed with this indie film. movie. most

cash flows to her. and into the hearts of the us the eye i didn't think to myself. we must not forget about the disaster. i think musical helpers on review. i'm very thankful that he held his concert in st. i also wanted to put a lot going on to music i believe is what people want from me. i want to keep cool can i say these benefit concepts like this one. as long as i can. it's an important part of my life's black cats. for our

egos to him in this indie philharmonic orchestra. music is a powerful way is he lifting the spirits of people covering the least. oh and one. the seagull again i might get the tears the eye

the nice companies operating in the middle east at courting students from saudi arabia and were ready to join the workforce to about one hundred sunday youth studying in japan attended a job and to learn about employment opportunities. the event was held on thursday at the saudi arabian embassy in tokyo the main reasons officials from nearly thirty companies doing business in the energy logistics centers in the mid nineties participated in the fact. as its population those saudi arabia is making efforts to lessen its economic dependence on crude oil into the job market for young people. an increasing number of saudi students are coming to japan to study especially in the field of technology. so yesterday i went to study get a job for

you to read when i turned it back to my country. he pointed it will be an investment for the future both countries as the students study in japan said tuesday this didn't seem participated i then graduating into this city this year or next. a japanese company official said his firm hopes to hire capable students to get worked in the social and infrastructure business. the spring grand sumo tournament is in full swing in allah sent down western japan actual reporters he awaits them as my mac. maya surrounded by nintendo is competing at its highest ranking this time that's because he finished with an impressive record of eleven wins and four losses in the new year's tournament but in this journey it's been pretty rough going for the twenty three year old we can see tht the arena for four days and do squats the time has slipped into

the bin. what they like. he performed like a completely different man the entry hall with a us attack against those that keeps us on how to use his quickness of it. his first victory. i still can but lacks the scallop he must stand in his opening talks to become a real deal. all the key john peel cut could use another man who was in the limelight in osaka the mongolian is going to run a promotion to the sport's highest rank on the yoke was enough the condition of all countries to make it to you because things clear. but maybe not so simple. we knew that and kitchen. hello mongolia some of us to challenge him on thursday the eyeglasses and makes quick work of the malas the deal was not one of the ghost to forty one and keeps his promotion hopes alive. there's one more men die like to mention and dots

olson of us. the zips and is competing in its third top division tournament and he's on a roll. rossi told me yesterday that he's not in top form as he's suffering from the flu. but by the end of the best. by the height of the kennedy to remain on the tank. olson the sea is the only adults to use the run can find up to five days. mookie and the yolk was not counted in soho and huddle up to the make up the undefeated trail heading into day six on friday i am i it's an outrage bag and then to went there with me elijah side family second. good morning people in tokyo i seeing gray skies as they make their morning commute what's in store for us today undermining camping yes

the sky was still great that it won't get into my chair as the day goes on. yes its own has pulled away that one is that the crime is a typical wintry pressure pattern called lens flares end and we are seeing c effect snow over the western side of the country still up to thirty centimeters of snow is on cling to the next twenty four hours. the risk of avalanches to getting higher and higher to a playdate and in the second one that housed a week and the stability of the snowpack and on top of that additional still hopeful the mountains and snow so i'm very prone to snow slides. so please click and find out across the card then looking quite simple and quality mine is dead in the basin area but not so good and the sound of china and central time as well. temperatures are up on the minus sign in many places at fifteen degrees lynch and crying going up to sixth in beijing the fourteen and much higher than average temperatures expected from sunday. now lets tok about australia we have been talking about this tropical

no consciousness then it has been revealed and past couple days he will deal with the over the next couple days while intensifying. more of the song is actually of despondency. it is expected to take more populated areas and not stronger than tropical low over australia and the winds of about ninety km power is likely to move down towards the south norfolk island was hard to see the stormy conditions the bank and the story means apart from a friday evening probably up to one hundred millimeters of rain and strong result likely to occur the continuing into saturday night and the second time it's going to be dispelled. i am in the new zealand. you'll get a very stormy conditions from saturday into sunday afternoon about one cm to seventy millimeters of rain that is enough to cause flooding and landslides in winds of about one hundred euro declined this power and that is the county. catholics trees and they need crawling so the speaker cater for the stormy conditions. now i may still winter storm has affected the northeastern u s sponsors to canada. about

sixty five centimeters of snow has fallen into new england states. now the storm is still a pain in the eastern canada with blowing snow up to thirty centimeters of snow is still likely the next twenty four hours. that is accompanied by gary cass the conditions which i think the followers things to be clearing up clever another batch of snow in the evening and find the weekend. the temperatures are going to be shooting out across the eastern seaboard at seven degrees in europe the ferry to washington dc and the flip side of the content in their twenties in las was the criminal code and much higher than temperatures are likely to turn next couple days the fiery over europe. it's quite simple. whenever it is forcing the air quality england and france in paris we have some pictures to show you it's a chilly one and then sees no more sunny days have been continuing in northern france and neighboring countries. it triggered the pollution whining and has the authority said thursday it would make

transport free with every day here in country neck drivers to leave their vehicles behind. the air is expected to remain healthy until the end of the weekend because no precipitation is likely into the next couple of days and temperatures are going to be tromping can last season the malevolence that from the weekend thirteen degrees in paris and rain is on the buy it for a central europe from saturday. his extended forecast. the ruling i know. it has. i know

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